Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(N.Z.) a term of address, lit. ‘friend’ but pos./neg. use depends on context.

2010

W. Ings ‘Trolling the Beat to Working the Soob’ in Int’l Jrnl Lexicog. 23:1 73: [O]n the street one might encounter a response to the attentions of the police in a loud... ‘E Poaka Hooer! Having a good Jack nohi? It’s all merchandise kare!’.